West Virginia
Contact Information
- Section Name:
- West Virginia
- Contact:
- N8SFO
- Daytime Phone:
- 304-573-3061
- Email:
- n8sfo@arrl.org
Basic Information
- Division:
- Roanoke
- Description:
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ARRL WEST VIRGINIA SECTION
DEC 2015 Report
SM:N8SFO Phillip Groves; ASM: K8WV; ACC: N8NH;
PIC: KD8MRU; SEC:WV8JS; ASEC Digital: WA8LLM;
STM:WV8KDC; OOC: W8KER; SGL: K8BS; TC: WD8PADPlease come out and support your Amateur Radio council. All WV AMATEURS are members of the WVSARC – come to the meeting and support the ARRL WV Convention.
ALL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS CAN KEEP UP TO DATE on activities and actions in the amateur community, visit our new web page http://wvarrl.com .Support ARRL in WV – join.
Many of you have worked very hard to keep your clubs active and assisted during severe weather events, and of course, participated in the Hamfests throughout the years. Give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done.
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WV AMATEUR RADIO CLUBs –Thanks to the several clubs for updating the WVSARC Club list. Should you have an Amateur Radio Club you would like to list, just visit http://www.qsl.net/wvsarc/ and click on the Add or Edit your Club Link
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WV ARES® NET CONTROLS:
Jim Stephson,WV8JS, Net Manager for the WV ARES®/RACES Emergency Net will be accepting volunteers for the 2015 monthly Net Control positions – The Net Control position would take about ½ hour one evening a month (1st Thursday following the 6:00 PM WV Fone Net on 3810). Should you be interested in becoming a Net Control, contact Jim @ amateurrdo@suddenlink.net.
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Dan Ringer, K8WV, ARRL WV Section ASM:
Should you have a question related to amateur radio and ARRL, just contact Dan at k8wv@arrl.net.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Keith Richmond, W8KER, ARRL WV Section OOC:
WV OO DEC activity – Four (4) OOs reporting and a total of 89 hours monitoring and One (1) notice sent. If you are Interested in becoming an OO you may contact Keith at keith@suddenlink.net.
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Bill Hunter, K8BS, ARRL WV Section SGL:
State Government Liaison providing support with the State OES.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Karl Thompson,K8KT, ARRL WV TC:
Should you have a technical problem, just contact Karl for assistance at k8kt@suddenlink.net
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ARRL ACTIVITIES: The ARRL letter will be posted each Friday.
ARRL Letter http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/ also available on Audio News http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/audio/
W1AW General, DX, Keplerian, Propagation Bulletins www.arrl.org/w1aw
W1AW Schedule www.arrl.org/w1aw http://www.arrl.org/w1aw.html
Visit the wvarrl.com website for ARES® and related information.
FEMA online independent study course that presents the concepts of Emergency
Support Function #2-Communications http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS802.aspThe Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation http://www.AMSAT.org
FCC Database – Is your MAILING ADDRESS AND NAME current in the FCC database http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=cft&id=amateur&page=cft_change_address
==============================================================================There seems to be an influx of new “Hams and Upgrades”, see lists below. Please try to Elmer and support those new to the “hobby”.
WV NEW AMATEURS for OCT 2015
"Brandon J Evans,KE8CFA" Mary E Brown,KE8CGH" Donald R Payne,KE8CFB"Kevin D Payne,KE8CFC"William R Grimmett,KE8CEA"Harry C Bateman,KE8CJU"Brian Beverage,KE8CJS"Janice L Cozart,KE8CJR"Monica V Fleming,KE8CJQ"James R Steele,KE8CJT"Clinton E White,KE8CGF"Lonnie R Bryson,KE8CHB"Jeffery L Reynolds,KE8CIZ"Robert J Hopkin,KE8CJB"Rae Stanley,KE8CIX"Nicholas F Zarilla,KE8CIW"David R Adams,KE8CGI"Christopher C Mccoy,KE8CGG"Jon M Saken,KE8CJA"Joseph Spence,KE8CIQ"Ralph B Waddell,KE8CHS"Walter E King,KE8CHR"James A Ruggless,KE8CJV"David A Vazquev,KE8CIY"Phillip C Swart,KE8CJW;
WV Amateur Upgrades for OCT 2015 "CONGRATULATIONS TO" Rudy U Marrujo,KD8WPG"William S Burns,KC4NZW"Johnnie A Tucker,WD8MEL"Paul R Rice,KE8CCGRonald L Muir,N1NDG"Robert P.Lipscomb,KD8VBV"Donald E Luzadder,KB8URE;
Be sure to Congratulate them the next time you see them or hear them on the air.
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WV ARRL MEMBER (New/Renew) –OCT 2015 – “WELCOME TO" Clinton E White,KE8CGF"Paul J Schonburn DO,"William M Mcgrew,KD8ZZQ"Mark R Terrill,KD8VGH"Michael Dangler"Thomas G Raines,KD8YMN"David L Lilly,KD8WVR"Danny W Booth,WB8YNR"Robert L Smithson,N8RLS"Leonard F Romanek,KY8O"Wiley Dawson,WD8W"NormanT Pastorius,W8NTP"E.P. Mullins,WA4ODW"Ernest E Hofer,KE8BUG"Rick Hicks,WV8HIX"Timothy J Yoos,KE8BTA"Thomas Crum,KC8JNA"Tabitha L Homes,KE8BWD"Howard R McDaniel,KA8BVL"Henery W Gould,K4CQA"Kevin E Link,KD8ZMO;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jim Stephson,WV8JM ARRL WV Section Emergency Coordinator: August 2015 Report See ARES® Reports below. Interested in public service and emergency communications, join the ARRL and subscribe to the ARES® E-Letter at www.arrl.org/ares-letter and for NON-members www.arrl.org/ARES-EL.
Total number of ARES members:189 Change since last month:87
DECs/ECs reporting 21
Number of drills, tests and training sessions reported this month:25 Person hours 852Number of public service events reported this month: 4 Person hours 161
Number of emergency operations reported this month: 1 Person hours 90
Number of ARES operations reported this Month: 30 Total Person hours 1103
- Tucker County, Nothing to report.
- Randolph County, Nothing to report
- Kanawha County, The August 2015 Kanawha Co. Ares/Races
- meeting was head at the Kanawha Co. Metro/911 Center.
- Training was on Antiterrorism Level 1 Awareness training
- with 20 in attendence.The next meeting of the Kanawha Co.
- Ares/Races meeting will be July 16 2015 at the Metro/911
- Center at 6:00pm please plan on attending.
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Kenneth Caplinger, WV8KDC, ARRL WV STM: DEC 2015 Report
See the ARRL WV Section NTS Net Reports, the Station Activity Reports (SAR) and the Public Service Honor Roll (PSHR) reports below. HF Nets Reporting Stations Traffic Time Sessions Net MangersWV Fone Net 804 83 635 31 W8YS
WV Midday Net 640 20 494 31 N8NCP
WVCW Net Early 80 22 159 28 KD8G
WVCW Net Late 52 15 159 28 KD8G
EPTN 169 4 279 25 KG4RRN
WV ARES/RACES 21 0 18 1 N8SFO
Total 1,766 144 1,709 142
ARES®/RACES Stations Traffic Time Min Sessions District 6 ARES® 60 2 57 4
Pendleton Co ASER 12 0 14 1`
Cabell Co. ARES 67 0 37 4
Kanawha Co. ARES 89 4 156 4
Total 228 6 264 13
2 Meter Nets Stations Traffic Time/Minutes sessions
BDARC Net 32 0 86 3 Poch Co. Coffee Net 194 0 580 12
Stonewall Jackson 70 0 150 5
S. J. Digtal 9 0 45 3
Total 305 0 861 23
6 Meter Nets
8 Rivers Net 27 0 83 4
Station Activity Report (SAR) –OCT 2015
Station Orig Rec Sent Del Total W8YS 0 44 5 0 49
KA8ZGY 27 12 13 12 64
W8CPG 8 27 11 0 46
WD8DHC 0 8 31 0 39
Total: 35 81 60 12 198
Public Service Honor Roll (PSHR) -DEC 2015
Station 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total KA8ZGY 31 40 20 25 0 10 126
W8CPG 40 40 30 0 9 0 119
WD8DHC 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
Stations Total 111 120 60 25 9 10 326 ====================================================
ACC in open, ARRL WV Section ACC:
If you have any questions about clubs in your area please feel free to contact me at n8sfo@arrl.org.
ARRL Affiliated Clubs – Visit the ARRL Club site www.arrl/org
to update your clubs ANNUAL REPORT.ARRL Affiliated Clubs – Visit the ARRL Club site to update or
become a SPECIAL SERVICE CLUB.WV Clubs - Visit the ARRL Club site to become an ARRL Affiliated Club.
ARRL VE Testing – Visit the ARRL Exams site www.arrl.org for testing
site/locations/dates.
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WEST VIRGINIA AMATEUR CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS***Please visit the West Virginia State Amateur Radio Council (WVSARC)
website at http://www.qsl.net/wvsarc/wv_clubs.html and update your
club/organization information and email address. All WV Amateur Clubs
are asked to register on the site...
*** Check out the above list of “New”, Upgrade WV Amateurs and ARRL
members for your club to contact as perspective members.
*** WV Club Newsletters – Does your club have a newsletter – please
send hardcopy or by email.Should you need an update to the listing below, contact: n8sfo@arrl.org
__________________________________________________________64 Repeater Group Dwight D. Hensley, N8HZ, Barboursville, WV
Barbour County Area Amateur Radio Club wv8bc@arrl.net
Black Diamond ARC /wv8bd/ www.qsl.net/wv8bd/
Charleston Ham fest and Computer Show http://www.w8gk.org/
n8tmw@arrl.netCoal Country Amateur Radio Club http://www.wv8ccc.org
Doddridge County Amateur Radio Society
http://www.dcars.zoomshare.com/East River Radio Club http://www.erarc.com
Eastern Panhandle ARCJackson County ARC wd8jnu@arrl.net
Jefferson County Amateur Radio Club http://jcwvarc.webs.com
kd8ckn@yahoo.comKanawha Amateur Radio Club http://www.karc.wvhamradio.com
http://www.w8gk.org/Logan County ARC maynardsidney@hotmail.com
Mon County Amateur Radio Club www.qsl.net/k8mcr
Monongalia Wireless Assn. w8mwa@arrl.net
http://www.w8wma.orgMountain State Transmitters Jeffrey A. Broschart, KC8OBS
jbroscha@access.k12.wv.us
Mountaineer ARA (contract Joe Radcliff, WD8EOG)
wvham@adelphia.netOpequon Radio Society http://qsl.net/w8ors
Parkersburg Amateur Radio Klub
http://www.qsl.net/wvsarc/wv_clubs.html kc8ruj@yahoo.comPlateau Amateur Radio Assn http://www.parawv.com
Ritchie Amateur Group kn8j@arrl.net
http://members.ruralnet.org/madhattr/Southern WV ARA, Inc http://www.swvarai.org
Stonewall Jackson ARA http://www.sjara.org
Tri-County Ham Radio Club ka8mtc@adelphia.net
Tri-State Amateur Radio Assn. www.orgsites.com/wv/taraclub.
West Virginia Amateur Radio http://www.wvar.org
West Virginia DX Assn. www.wvdxa.blogspot.com/
West Virginia University ARC http://www.csee.wvu.edu/~w8cul
WV State Amateur Radio Council http://qsl.net/wvsarc
wa8ycd@arrl.netWV Wesley College ARC http://www.wvwc.edu/w8ld
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WV HF Nets Name Day(s) Time (local) Freq. (MHz) Mgr.
West Virginia CW Early Net Daily 1900 3.567 KD8G
West Virginia Fone Net Daily 1800 3.810 W8YS
West Virginia CW Late Net Daily 2200 3.567 KD8G
WV ARES/RACES Emg.Net 1stThurs . 1830 3.810 KC8SIG
West Virginia Mid Day Net Daily 1145 7.235 / 3.810 W3GEG
Triple States ARES CW Net Wed. 1846 28.480 KF8RL
TSARC 10 meter Phone Net Wed. 1930 28.480 N8FQN
TSARC 40 meter Net Wed. 2000 7.260 K8UGO
WV VHF Nets Day(s) Time Freq. (MHz) Coverage Mgr.
8 Rivers ARC Tu 2100 145.110 T107.2 Pocah. Co. + KC8CSE
BDARC Fr/Tu 2100 145.370 T 100.0 Raleigh Co. + kb8que
Barbour Co ARES Th 2100 145.140- Barbour Co. KC8MLK
Cabell Co ARES M 2030 146.760-/443.850 Hunt/KY/OH KB8LSR
Eastern Pan.Trfi M-F 1845 147.255+ Morg/Berk/Jeff.Co. KG4RRN
Fayette Co. ARES® 2,4 Th 2030 146.790- Fayette.Co +
Gilmer Co. ARES® Th 1900 145.290- Central WV KA8ZXP
Harrison Co. ARES® Th 1900 146.685- North Central WV WJ8G
Jefferson Co ARES® Su 2030 147.255+ Jefferson Co.
KARC 2mtr Su 2030 145.350- Kanawha Co. + N8TMW
MountainStateFM Sat 2100 145.370 Tucker Co./adj. KD8HJN
Northern WV ARES® W 2030 145.300- Northern WV KB8QIR
Ohio Co ARES® Su 2000 146.760- Ohio Co. KC8CR
Pendleton Co ARES®/R Th 1900 147.285+ Eastern WV N8HON
PioneerARA2mtr T 1900 146.835- Central WV KB8EUN
PlateauARA2mtr Sa 2000 146.790- Fayette.Co +
Steuben.Weirton Su 2000 147.060+ North WV/E OH W8DYF
SWJARC 2mtr T 1900 147.210+ North Central WV N8FMD
TSARC News Net F 2000 146.910- North. Panhdl. K8AN
TSARC Skywarn T 1915 146.910- North. Panhdl WD8PQG
Tyler Co ARES® Org. M 2100 147.360+ Tyler Co. + KB8TIV
Wayne Co ARES M 2100 147.390+ Louisa,KY/WV KC8ICK
WV East Reg ARES®S M 2000 147.255+ Morg/Berk/Jeff.Co. K8WXI
==========================================================Michael Erwin, KD8MRU, ARRL WV Section PIC:
Please contact Michael at kd8mru@arrl.net should you have questions related to Public Information processes and/or advertising upcoming events.04/11/2015 | MCARC HAMFEST
Location: Morgantown, WV
04/25/2015 | Plateau ARA's 35th Annual Hamfest
Location: Fayetteville, WV
05/02/2015 | JACKSON COUNTY ARC HAMFEST
Location: Ripley, WV
08/08/2015 | Tri-State ARA's 53rd Annual Hamfest
Location: Huntington, WV
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West Virginia Officials
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Section Manager
Phillip E. Groves N8SFO -
Official Observer Coordinator
Keith E. Richmond W8KER -
Assistant Section Manager
Michael L. DeHaan KD8ZMV -
Section Traffic Manager
Kenneth D. Caplinger WV8KDC -
Public Info Coordinator
Michael T. Erwin KD8MRU -
Technical Coordinator,
Karl S. Thompson K8KT
Assistant Section Manager -
Assistant Section Manager
Jane Hardy WV8JH -
Assistant Section Manager
Darrell Ringer K8WV -
State Government Liaison
William C. Hunter K8BS -
Affiliated Club Coordinator
Michael D. Farnsworth KD8VLL
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